County Laois, highlighted.
Choose from topics below for stories of people, families, events and places connected to County Laois.
Vanishing Ireland (Laois)
- Statia Kealy (1903-2011) – Ireland’s Oldest Woman
- Jack Lowry – Blacksmith of the Slieve Blooms
- Joe McCabe (1919-2019) & Micky Lalor (1931-2017) – The Hurler & the Diviner
- How Jimmy the Coal Carrier got Home from Bradley’s pub
- Johnny Byrne (1926-2023), farm labourer, Killabban
- Mick O’Dwyer (1936-2025) – GAA Legend & former County Laois football manager
People connected to County Laois
- Sir Henry Sidney – Lord Deputy of Ireland (1565-1578)
- Dr Bartholomew Mosse (1712-1759) – Founder of the Rotunda Hospital, Dublin
- Lord Norbury (1745-1831) – The Hanging Judge
- Rev. Willie Wingfield, Rector of Abbeyleix
- Billy Grace (1832-1904), Prince of Peru, Mayor of New York
- Black Jack Adair (1823-1885) and Bellegrove House
- George Plant (1904-1942) – IRA Executioner
Families from County Laois
- Coote of Ballyfin
- Cosby of Stradbally Hall
- Despard of Coolrain and Cardtown
- Dunne of Brittas Castle, Clonaslee
- Onions of Borris
- Pöe of Heywood
- Trench of Heywood
Places in County Laois
Past Tracks (Laois)
- Portarlington
- Portlaoise
Stories connected to County Laois
- An tSlí Mhór (The Great Way) and the Esker Riada
- The Forgotten Cult of St John the Baptist
- The Cistercian Order in Ireland
- Carlow Castle: Rise & Fall
- Silken Thomas FitzGerald’s Rebellion, 1534-1536
- The Massacre of Mullaghmast
- The Siege of Castlecuffe
- The Huguenots of Portarlington
- The Grand Canal
- An Australian Tragedy: The Pratts of Borris-on-Ossory
- A Fatal Friendship – Kevin O’Higgins & Rory O’Connor
- Maxol – The History of an Irish Family Company
- Waterways Through Time